Dell EMC ECS U2000 User Manual

ECS Appliance hardware components
Describes the hardware components that make up ECS Appliance hardware models.
ECS Appliance series
The ECS Appliance series include:
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D-Series: A dense object storage solution with servers and separate disk array
enclosures (DAEs).
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U-Series: A commodity object storage solution with servers and separate DAEs.
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C-Series: A dense compute and storage solution of servers with integrated disks.
Hardware generations
ECS appliances are characterized by hardware generation:
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U-Series Gen2 models featuring 12 TB disks became available in March 2018.
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The D-Series was introduced in October 2016 featuring 8 TB disks. D-Series
models featuring 10 TB disks became available March 2017.
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The original U-Series appliance (Gen1) was replaced in October 2015 with second
generation hardware (Gen2).
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The original C-Series appliance (Gen1) was replaced in February 2016 with second
generation hardware (Gen2).
Statements about a series that is made in this document apply to all generations
except where noted.
U-Series components
The U-Series ECS Appliance includes the following hardware components.
Table 1
U-Series hardware components
Component Description
40U rack Titan D racks that include:
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Single-phase PDUs with four power drops (two per side).
The high availability configuration (HA) of four power
drops is mandatory and any deviation requires that an
RPQ be submitted and approved.
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Optional three-phase WYE or delta PDUs with two power
drops (one per side)
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Front and rear doors
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Racking by Dell EMC manufacturing
Private switch One 1 GbE switch
Public switch Two 10 GbE switches
Nodes Intel-based unstructured server in four- and eight-node
configurations. Each server chassis contains four nodes
(blades). Gen2 also has the option for five- and six-node
configurations.
Hardware Components and Configurations
10 D- and U-Series Hardware Guide

Dell EMC ECS U2000 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell EMC
Model	ECS U2000
Category	Storage
Language	English